central ny: Yes, Now Is A Great Time To Sell Your House - 10/22/08 12:26 PM
Yes, now. You hear about how it's a buyers' market, sales are down, prices are sliding... so why is now a great time to sell?
Stop and think about what the market was like when you bought your house, and how much equity have you gained over the years. Is … (1 comments)
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central ny: When Is The Right Time To List Your House For Sale? - 10/01/08 10:37 AM
That is singularly the easiest and most difficult question to answer. But what about market conditions / holidays / winter approaching? You can't answer the primary question with those questions. So when is the right time to list your house for sale?
The easy answer is when you're ready. But don't give … (0 comments)
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central ny: And the Winner Is.... - 08/18/08 04:54 PM
The Hill family of Geneva, NY has won the Extreme Makover Home Edition! Yeah!!!
Slight differences, but basically the same story:
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2008/08/we_find_out_today_wholl_get_an.html
http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=319320b8-f864-40b4-ab37-0a19c00d4d22
I was pretty happy to hear the family's story. Apparantly Tim was an aspiring boxer when he broke his back in a construction accident. In the years … (4 comments)
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central ny: CNY 2008 Parade of Homes - 08/17/08 11:26 PM
The central New York 2008 Parade of Homes is just around the corner, September 6 through the 21. The Parade represents many things to many people, and has become an anticipated event.
For the vast majority, it is an opportunity to dream a little. They are beautiful houses, typically done … (2 comments)
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central ny: Is the CNY Housing Market Good or Bad? - 08/17/08 10:10 PM
Making Sense Out of a Media Mess
Did you catch Tim Knauss' article in today's Home & Real Estate section of the Syracuse Post Standard? Here's the link if you're interested in reading it: http://www.syracuse.com/poststandard/stories/index.ssf?/base/living-0/121870416692560.xml&coll=1
The article states NYSAR (New York Association of Realtors) as saying sales in Onondaga, Cayuga, … (0 comments)
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central ny: One Lucky Family in CNY Gets to Meet Ty! Winner Announced! - 08/06/08 12:43 PM
The winner was announced today!
Straight from Syracuse.com, one lucky family in central New York will be getting a new home for free, through the very popular ABC television show "Extreme Makeover:Home Edition". The seven day project is set to begin August 18, and the winning family will be notified … (3 comments)
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central ny: The Truth About Open Houses - 08/06/08 11:13 AM
Open houses are either a lot of fun, or a complete pain in the backside, depending on your perspective. For every pro, there is a con. It's fun to go check out houses. It's a nightmare to prepare for. Open houses only sell 2 - 7% of all houses sold. Your … (1 comments)
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central ny: Living in Camillus, Where Is What - 07/10/08 12:07 PM
When you don't know an area very well, you tend to discredit it as a place to live. Or you frantically try to find out as much information about it as you can. Well, I'm here to help you discover some of the ins and outs of living in Camillus.
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central ny: I'm Looking for a Green Builder - 06/30/08 04:21 PM
Turning our lives around and going greener is not going to happen overnight, although at times I wish it was going along a little more quickly. I saw a great blog a few weeks ago called A Place For Our Stuff on NYCO's blog about Central New York. Its poignant insight into how we live, where … (0 comments)
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central ny: Desperate! Help Wanted - Is it a mobile home or not? - 06/17/08 06:05 PM
I'm supposed to be taking a listing tomorrow and am having a difficult time clarifying whether the structure is a mobile home or not. I'm really not that stupid - I swear. The proverbial lines are blurred, and I, apparently, am very nearsighted. With a stigmatism.
Here's what's going on: … (8 comments)
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central ny: What's Selling in Marcellus? - 06/11/08 11:15 AM
So what's selling in the town of Marcellus? In the past 30 days, just five properties have been changed to a pending status (an accepted contract with contingencies removed). South State Street, Patterson, Gray Ledge Terrace, Lot 15 Sage Meadows and lot 4 Abounding Way. Sage Meadows and Abounding Way are … (0 comments)
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central ny: what's Selling in Camillus - a 30 Day Snapshot - 06/02/08 10:01 AM
The real estate market is moving quite nicely here in the town of Camillus. According to the MLS, 47 listings have accepted offers in the past 30 days, and are presently either at a K or P status (K means an offer has been accepted but there's some type of contingency, … (0 comments)
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central ny: Broker's Opens and Why Do We Have Them? - 05/29/08 09:42 AM
While on vacation last week, someone asked me this. So I decided to share :-)
A broker's open, quite simply, is an open house for real estate agents. Agents are usually busy hosting open houses on Sundays, and can't get to the other public open houses. Around the greater Syracuse area, … (0 comments)
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central ny: Fair Housing and "Testers" - 05/08/08 11:17 AM
A couple weeks ago I took my required Fair Housing class. I love taking this class. For starters, it's always smart as a Realtor to be "up on" Fair Housing. Second, the information never gets old, or becomes dull or uninteresting. Third, it is a reminder that discrimination is still alive … (2 comments)
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central ny: Sell your Property FAST and For All its worth! - 04/16/08 01:49 PM
If you are considering selling your house in the Upstate New York region check out my marketing plan before listing with another Realtor!
I will do a complete Comparable Market Analysis for your property which will help determine the market dictated price you could expect to sell your property for.I will give … (1 comments)
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